Ain this activity, youll analyze aspects of modernist themes in the poem lost illusions by georgia douglas johnson. johnson was born in atlanta in 1880 to parents of african american, native american, and english descent. her first poems were published in the naacps magazine crisis. she went on to become a well-known member of the harlem renaissance, an era following world war i during which african american writing, art, and music flourished as a cultural influence.